# Google Chat Apps Journal
> Many children meet Google Chat through school accounts. Learn how it differs from consumer chat apps and where family oversight fits in.

## Guides
- [School Accounts vs Personal Accounts for Chat](https://google-chat-apps.pages.dev/school-account-vs-personal-account-chat/): The school account vs personal account chat distinction comes down to who manages the account, which policies apply, and who controls its settings.
- [What Schools Can See in Student Chats](https://google-chat-apps.pages.dev/what-schools-can-see-student-chats/): What schools can see student chats depends on whether the student uses a school-managed account, which services the school enables, and its administrative.
- [Chat Etiquette and Class Rules Parents Should Know](https://google-chat-apps.pages.dev/class-chat-rules-parents/): Class chat rules parents should know include staying on topic, respecting classmates, protecting personal information, and following the teacher's.
- [Turning Off Chat Notifications During Homework](https://google-chat-apps.pages.dev/silence-chat-notifications-homework/): To silence chat notifications homework time should have a predictable routine that limits interruptions without cutting students off from important school.
- [Where Family Monitoring Fits Next to School Policies](https://google-chat-apps.pages.dev/family-monitoring-vs-school-policy/): Family monitoring vs school policy is a question of different responsibilities: parents supervise their child's personal digital life, while schools establish.

## About
- [About Google Chat Apps Journal](https://google-chat-apps.pages.dev/about/): responsible use, how the site is funded and how guides are made

## Optional
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